Sept. 9, 2020 Where Rocks Come Alive: OSIRIS-REx Observes an Asteroid in Action While studying the asteroid Bennu up close, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft witnessed periodic outbursts of material being kicked up from the surface. Scientists detail the observations in a new collection of research papers.
Sept. 3, 2020 New Arizona Institutes for Resilience Will Tackle Environmental Challenges The new institutes will help people prepare for a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable and socially just world through research, education and real-world implementation.
Sept. 2, 2020 Do Big Tadpoles Turn into Big Frogs? It's Complicated, Study Finds Researchers studied the evolution of frog and tadpole body sizes. They found that the two life stages do not evolve completely independently of each other, as previously thought.
Aug. 26, 2020 UArizona Scientists to Build What Einstein Wrote off as Science Fiction With $26 million in federal funding, UArizona is charged with developing the internet of the future. Gov. Ducey, President Robbins and others discussed the impact of the new Center for Quantum Networks.
Aug. 13, 2020 To Understand the Machinery of Life, a UArizona Scientist Breaks it on Purpose By tinkering with some of life's oldest components, researchers made an unexpected discovery: Evolution isn't very good at multitasking.
Aug. 12, 2020 Successful Second Rehearsal Puts OSIRIS-REx on Path to Asteroid Sample Collection During its final practice run in preparation for sample collection at asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the surface closer than ever before.
Aug. 4, 2020 University of Arizona Awarded $26M to Architect the Quantum Internet The University of Arizona will lead a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, called the Center for Quantum Networks, with core partners Harvard, MIT and Yale.
Aug. 3, 2020 Evidence Mounts that Brains Diverged from One Ancestral Arrangement Humans, mice and flies share the same fundamental genetic mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of certain brain areas, according to a new study.
June 25, 2020 Astronomers Discover 'Monster' Quasar from Early Universe The discovery of the most massive quasar known in the early universe challenges current theories of supermassive black hole formation and growth.
June 15, 2020 Shining a Light on COVID-19 Detection The startup that licensed a UArizona-invented ultraviolet spectrometer has been awarded a $1.5 million Air Force contract to build devices that can quickly detect COVID-19 in virus test samples.
